Calibration (Warriors 115, Clippers 126)

For the first time this year — regular or preseason — the Warriors played a playoff-level opponent. Things that were easy 24 hours earlier against the Lakers suddenly were a lot more difficult. The showtime passes of opening night became turnovers. The defensive gambles that were steals against a gutted Laker team ended up being blown assignments against a focused Clippers squad. But in the midst of adjusting to top-tier competition, there were encouraging signs. Stephen Curry stepped up and delivered a massive 38-point performance when everyone else on the team was struggling to score. Andrew Bogut, Draymond Green and the rest of the team refused to be bullied by a Los Angeles squad eager to throw its weight around. Despite repeatedly falling back by 15 or more points, the Warriors repeatedly scrapped and clawed their way back into the game, up until the final buzzer. The Warriors lost this battle, but they had the look of a team bracing for a long war.

There’s little mystery to why the Warriors suffered their first lost of the 2013-14 season on Thursday night. They turned the ball over too many times, didn’t get enough stops on defense, and got almost nothing offensively from their bench. Chris Paul deserves a tremendous amount of credit for leading a masterful attack at both ends of the court for the Clippers. Los Angeles’ role players — Jordan, Redick and Crawford — also delivered exactly the type of performances their team needs from them. But ultimately, the Clippers seemed willing to let the Warriors claw their way back into the game on several occasions. The Warriors’ own mistakes held them back from drawing even on any of those runs.

Turnovers — Opening night may have been too easy. After having their way against Mike D’Antoni’s defense, the Warriors arrived in LA ready to put on a showtime clinic. The Clippers — Chris Paul, in particular — had other ideas. The team picked off passes that went uncontested against the Lakers and clogged up the Warriors’ offense in a way they hadn’t seen before this season. The Warriors adapted and compensated (the repeated drop-offs to Bogut and Lee near the basket when Curry drew double coverage on the perimeter were particularly nice), but it was too little too late to salvage the game. Thursday’s loss is a necessary counterpoint to Wednesday’s blowout — part of the calibration that goes on early in the season. Opening night gave the Warriors a sense of just how good they could be. Thursday night reminded them what level of execution and focus they’ll need to win games against the NBA’s best, not just lottery scrubs.

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Curry’s 11 turnovers were no doubt damaging, but at this stage of the season I’d rather see him be overly aggressive moving the ball and challenging opponents’ defenses than have him conservatively hold back to minimize mistakes. The Warriors play their best basketball when Curry and others are attacking. As the season continues, Curry and others will develop a sense of how much they can get away with against elite, good, or bad teams. Accurately tuning that sense requires a first-hand understanding of how far you can push things. The same move that breaks down Steve Blake will not break down Chris Paul. But by repeatedly going at Chris Paul, as Curry did, you might just find a few moves that work. Curry and the Warriors may have lost the game Thursday night, but my guess is it in no way shook their faith that they can compete against and defeat their primary division rival.

Defense — Whenever you give up 126 points, defense is going to be an issue. The Warriors had some terrific individual efforts, but they weren’t able to lock down as a team. Klay Thompson or Andre Iguodala might be able to force the ball out of Chris Paul’s hands with smothering defense, but that does little good if the ball just goes to a wide-open Jamal Crawford or Jared Dudley. The Warriors still need some time together to gain that sixth sense of when to rotate and when to stay home.

Compounding the Warriors’ defensive struggles were all the touch or tangled-up fouls (5 Warriors had 4 or more) that gifted the Clippers 50 trips to the line. Again, as with the turnovers, a lot of the Warriors’ problems appeared just to be the product of early season adjustments. Physical defenders like Bogut, Green and Douglas should get a better sense soon about how much contact the refs will let slide. The continually chippy history between these two teams also may have caused the refs to call things more tightly for the night. But, big picture, I’d rather have the Warriors be overly aggressive and eventually dial it back a little than the alternative — a lack of aggression to start paired with the hope that they somehow gain intensity as the season progresses.

The Bench — The problem with Thursday’s loss most likely to be present 10-15 games from now? Consistent bench scoring. The Warriors’ bench combined for 14 points out of 115. That’s abysmal, but not all that surprising given Harrison Barnes’ absence. While a healthy Barnes will help the bench situation, he’s unlikely to be a magic bullet given his own offensive struggles. The first real damaging Clippers’ run, from which the Warriors never fully recovered, occurred on the bench’s watch. With 3:25 to go in the first, Green and Douglas check in for Iguodala and Curry. The game was tied at 19-19, but over the next three-plus minutes with Thompson and the reserves, the lead ballooned to 10. During that stretch, no one on the Warriors made a field goal. The Warriors’ bench closed the game shooting a collective 4-16. In a dragged-out playoff-series battle, a bench this offensively limited will pose a major challenge. Given the Warriors’ limited cap flexibility, the absence of offensive firepower on the bench is a lingering question with no easy answer.

It’s a sign of how much a star Stephen Curry has become that a 38-point, 9-assist night doesn’t get mentioned until the bottom of the post. His ridiculous line (14-23 from the field, 9-14 from behind the arc) doesn’t quite feel routine, but it’s certainly no surprise given Curry’s consistent development over the past few years. But as good as Curry was on Thursday (extremely good), Paul was better. He may not have hit 9 threes, but every time the Clippers needed a basket or a stop, Paul was involved in it. Curry should view these match-ups as an opportunity to learn tricks from the best. My guess is it won’t be long before the student finds a way to best the teacher.

Ultimately, despite the final score, the mistakes and the sloppy execution, there was a lot to like about what the Warriors showed in their first meeting against the Clippers. The team most likely to stand in the way of the Warriors’ home court advantage took a big swing at the Warriors. The Warriors absorbed the blow, collected themselves and fought back.

[Programming note: Following Harrison Barnes’ lead, I’m out for the next two games. Chris L has kindly agreed to cover them.]

“…last night’s Warriors-Clippers game was [about] Steph Curry further cementing his status as the league’s most singular talent.”

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OK, I gave some of you too much credit. First, yes CP3 played an excellent all-around game, his shooting was deadly. But, Curry rarely was defending him. Klay, AI, and TD, all spent more minutes defending CP3. Curry was on Dudley, Reddick, and even Barnes and did a decent job on them, watch the replay. Every time CP3 hits the floor, the refs give him the whistle. Once, DLee, already in foul trouble, was merely running up court and CP3 ran into HIM, yet DLee got the foul. CP does sell the fouls. Another fact is that it is easier to rack up double digit dimes when you are just lobbing for dunks for half of them. The Clip’s front court outjumps the W’s by quite a bit, besides beating them downcourt all too often. Kudos to his shooting though, but he gets a lot of solid picks to rub his man off of.

Curry, no doubt, has to eliminate those intercepted passes. But, his shooting blew everyone in attendance, away. He is in a class of his own as a shooter. And I mean ALL TIME. Do not put all the blame on him, he needs some help from, say ……Coach MJax? His fellow 2 guard? Give Doc and the Clips credit, they handled business at home as they should.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, DLee is a talented scoring 4, who uses both hands well. But, in games like these, the W’s NEED a Real POWER Forward.

And I hope you saw my post earlier about the significance of Curry’s 10 to’s. He can be a great one, but for that to happen he cannot choke that many times with the all in his hands.

Newtah

I know that about him. To me its simply rude and disrespectful, and something you seem to be committed to. Not sure he would appreciate you referring to him like that when discussing his professional life…an NBA coach. So the name calling was more to make a point, not a personal attack.

Eric Eiserloh

Always read what you have to say, SOA.

Go Warriors

coltraning

It’s one game, and I’ve no doubt the Ws will return the favor on Xmas day. I checked, and Curry’s 11 TOs is one of the 32 worst TO games of all time. I will note that virtually all the major offenders are/were great players who handled the ball a lot. But let’s be truthful, it was a miserable handling game by Steph, and I can only imagine the howls if another W, oh say D Lee or Monta, had 11 TOs. Chris Paul ate him up. Interestingly, Steph was only one assist away from a dubious triple double immortalized by Magic. Fun fact: There is a quadruple double that includes TOS, so Steph is in good company. J Kidd had a quadruple double that included FOURTEEN TOs!

Eric Eiserloh

“virtually all the major offenders are/were great players who handled the ball a lot.”

A point I tried to make with Sartre when he criticized Paul for making 6 TO’s.

As much as Paul handled, attacked, and did right with the ball in this game, 6 TO’s was inconsequential if not insignificant, and in fact, the “great ones” who try to do so much often end up with “high turnover” games that are among their very best (not the case for Curry in this instance, who went far overboard).

Happens all the time with Lebron, Durant, Carmelo, Kobe, Westbrook, Harden, Wade, Pierce, and has happened with the great point guards, too, like D.Wil, Nash, et. all in their primes, and often in the most important games where the difference between winning and losing lies in the balance.

FeatherRiverDan

Yes it is a personal attack when you call a person names probably more childish….Just sit sit at the dark end of the bar by yourself in Utah and drink ur Jack Daniels cause ur an idiot……
I’m outta here….

coltraning

Agreed…Paul is kind of freakish for how rarely he turns the ball over. Most of the great distributors make 3-4 TOs a game (See NAsh, Rondo, Dwill, Magic J). Stockton and Paul are the outliers in that regard. Of course, Steph needs to clean up his act, which I think he will, as 6.5 TOs a game won’t get it done…

ood afternoon, sweet. Once again, a beautiful crispy morning/afternoon. Lots of the trees that surround my apartment has lost its leaves. As I peer out towards the streets from my bedroom/office window, there remains a few green leaves on the branches that I could see from but definitely the maple color leaves have now become dry and brown. We are into the Winter. Anyway, I begin my journey in writing my thoughts while they are fresh on my mind and like to say hello, I missed you already:) xxoo

After the incredible win by our beloved Warriors, the main chatterbox titans have nothing better to do than chat about us over on the main thread…Wow… I have been missed by Iyiyi yi? I like Iyiyi yi. He was always sweet to me. Wow, SJ Jim, and the rest.

I do miss posting over there…I miss Iyiyi yi, NCDub, many others. I respect many of the posters over there but I will soon, not right now, okay?

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Who are the rest? Sweet, if you check the votes under Chris L and the others who comes up? Sartre, Zume, Admoney. Yes, Admoney! He is the one who is not very nice and always had something negative to say about us..remember he was the one who said saccarchine music etera…poo poos me….so if he didn’t care about what I wrote or you, why would he be on my Disqus profile as a “follower”? Answer me that! 🙂

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You said this:….”BTW, sweetie, I’m fine with all this so don’t worry about me feeling negatively about what’s being said over there….”

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Me says to you: Do you interpret what they say as being “negative” to you? NO, the mere fact that Chris L refers to a famous John Keats poem is him stabbing me… What do you think? Listen, I like Chris L…really…but he can be his usual self, deprecating about me 🙂 …leave it to Chris L to come up with John Keats’ famous ….”Ode on a Grecian Urn”.

John Keats’ poem:”Ode on a Grecian Urn”

is a romantic ode, a dignified but highly lyrical (emotional) poem in which the author speaks to a person or thing absent or present. In this famous ode, Keats addresses the urn and the images on it. The romantic ode was at the pinnacle of its popularity in the nineteenth century. It was the result of an author’s deep meditation on the person or object.

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Sweet, Chris L quoted John Keats famous poem. What he quoted was from Stanza 2…

“Two young lovers, pictured on the urn, are embracing but not kissing or partaking in the physical pleasure of their love. Keats says that they should not be sad because they will never kiss since they are frozen in time on the urn. Their joy should lie in the fact that they will always be in love and will never age or lose their beauty.”

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That said, Admoney, Sarte,Zume threw in their comments/opinion about what it “all means”….what we have will never be consumed, realized..only in a dream…

Well, it’s their prerogative to say what they say…I went over and read it…thanks, sweetheart…I’ll be okay…I’m flattered to be missed by Iyiyi yi…I will surface over there eventually.. meanwhile…what do you think of the passage? Weren’t you shocked that I found that poem? :)xxoo …all good between us, sweet…xxoo

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posted @ 2:45pm BTW >I went private for now until later. I will change it in half hour from now..which would be 3:15pm

Sweet: I went to the main thread and read some more comments. If you scroll down more, you will find the other “steve” posted. I yi yiyi also made the same mistake, mistaking him for you..heheeh.he …..read the comment:

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steve….7 hours ago bazzzzzzemoooooore!

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I yi yiyi to steve: 5 hours ago..Steve where you been? And where is DuBC? …. me speaking: he doesn’t know it is the wrong steve 🙂

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steve to I yi yiyi: 5 hours ago….howdy. thanks for asking. i’ve been a little under the radar, commenting a bit from time to time, but, still reading and still watching the games. cheers for the new year.

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It sounds like something you would say keeping it very general…but if you read I yi yiyi- he said where is DuBC? that is me..heheeheh:) the other “steve” didn’t even know what the heck he is referring to ….just as well.

See, Babe, I posted a few lines..that is all I can do for now..luv you…xxxoo

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Sweet:
Two photos. One is below. The other one coming in a separate post.

Today was a regrouping day for me. I was about to catch up on the past posts to you and then decided to post over on the main page. I am not ready to jump in fully yet…just tiptoeing in. It’s been awhile. It is difficult for me because I have so many things that is occupying my time. I will try to get back on a regular schedule after the holidays. Meanwhile, I am playing catch up with my favorite person, my sweet, hazel eyes…:)xxxxoo.

CHRISTMAS DAY FOR ME

Thanks for the wonderful compliment about my wrapping. Along with some $$ to them for Christmas, I always like to give a stocking stuffer when I could afford to do so. I love to make them special….that is where I go into my wrapping frenzy.hheheh. The photo I sent you yesterday was the box for my nephew.

Now, here is a photo of my gift to him. Check it out! It is a 49er heavy sweatshirt with an incredible “glove logo”. I am giving you two photos because I want you to see the details. It is a picture of the 49er glove..(really really cool!). It’s a fantastic sweatshirt…what do you think?

Can you see the coordinates written to the left of the shirt? It says: San Francisco, CA, 37 42’49” N 122 23’10”W…the Coordinates—latitude & longitude. On the right side are more #s. To the bottom, the date: 1946. When I spotted this sweatshirt at the Nike Outlet in Vacaville 1 1/2 years ago, I said I had to get it. It was not cheap but I had to get it for him. When he opened the gift, he just about freaked out. He loved it except that it was too small – size Medium. You could see my niece’s face…yes, she was a little jealous. I couldn’t find the same thing for her so I warn her of that fact. I gave $ to compensate what he got…I want them to know I am fair.

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CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON

Christmas was a luncheon at a restaurant near my brother. My beloved brother was so sweet & considerate. When I got there, he told me that he waited in the restaurant to hold the reservation for 1 1/2 hours! I couldn’t believe he did that…but it was that popular. My brother and I walked through literally 40 people standing outside waiting for a table. We just walked by them like we were celebrities…heheh…my brother kept saying, see, J, this is like the Warriors’ seats that we have except it’s a restaurant. We even got a private room (with another table in the room). So sweet of my brother…he didn’t have to do that. Anyway, I joined him and his family and my SIF’s sister and her family. Nice time…ate a lot and went back to my brother’s house to open their gifts. Great time….

Dubcakes

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Sweet:

This is the other photo of all the coordinates.

It is a picture of the 49er glove..(really really cool!). It’s a fantastic sweatshirt…what do you think?

Can you see the coordinates written to the left of the shirt? It says: San Francisco, CA, 37 42’49” N 122 23’10”W…the Coordinates—latitude & longitude. On the right side are more #s. To the bottom, the date: 1946.
I love this gift!

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Posted 9:15pm … READ THIS BUT DON’T DWELL ON IT …BECAUSE I just want to chat… LAST POST

Hi Sweet-

Welcome back. Wow, lots of action since you told me about the postings on the main page. Don’t they have anything else to do? Hope you did well tonight. I missed you.xxoo. You are so considerate informing me about what is going on on the main thread. Afterwards, I thought about what you said and decided to post a “hello” to I yi yiyi, a music link and some comments about the Dubs game. I didn’t want him to forget me so the music link I posted was “Forget Me Not”…heeh cute? I always liked him..we get along. Long ago before you, he always told me that I wore my heart on my sleeve…heehhe:) no worries, Sweetheart.. don’t get upset …he’s really cool. There’s only “one you”:) xxoo FYI, I talked about the Dubs game to I yi yiyi on my 2nd post and I saw I could see someone “voting” up on my profile…it is none other than Sartre. I also like Sartre and Zume. Yes, I know that I yi yiyi also wants to hook up with me at a game…I am not even going to touch that here with you..heheh:)

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Shortly after I posted, I could tell that Chris L saw my post. I cannot find the main thread but went into his profile and saw this: Chris L • 5 hours ago

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“Thanks, Sartre. You’d be surprised (but maybe not?) by the private communication I just received confirming the view above. ”This has to reference us …don’t you think?

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Sweet, I think it is a good idea just to delete the first week’s worth of your posting from your “main profile page”. Since you have this on “public”, anyone can just take one peek into your profile and see all those incredibly sensitive postings that you made to me…probably getting them all charged up and really for love.

Thoughts- what do you think?

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Afterwards, did you know that they have been actively chatting about us over on the main page? This is the only one I found… I am speaking about a blogger name SJ Jim. Here is one thread that I caught..check out the time:

I was on the main thread and this appeared at 5:15pm.

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SJ Jim to Chris L • 6 minutes ago

“Thanks, but I’m still a bit puzzled. Why wouldn’t they just take it to tweets, or texts, or e-mails, or phone calls, or letters, or smoke signals…? (okay, not smoke signals)

In all seriousness, though, I find the “nnnnnnnn” results under “recent comments” to be kind of annoying (particularly when all five of them show “nnnnnnnn”, which I’ve seen from time to time). Seems a bit selfish and rude to be affecting the “recent comments” portion of the FB page to that extent.”

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My comment: I don’t care what he thinks. He can say what he wants. If he wants to complain, complain to Disqus for posting that on the “recent comments” section….he doesn’t have to look…

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Yes, I yi yiyi posted this to me (I haven’t answered him back yet).

I yi yiyi Dubcakes • 2 hours ago

“yeah I liked that as KB had a TO he got on it and told him that no turn overs by the second unit was a goal,

Thx for the tunes. Still would love to meet up and see a game sometime.

2nd post by him to me:

“….Can’t seem to follow you Discus sez your a private woman. Can’t blame you if your being bugged…”

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Heheheh 🙂 I’ll respond tomorrow to I yi yiyi :)xo

Anyway, that is what has been happening.

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Sweet:

I went to the main thread and read some more comments. If you scroll down more, you will find the other “steve” posted. I yi yiyi also made the same mistake, mistaking him for you..heheeh.he …..read the comment:

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steve….7 hours ago bazzzzzzemoooooore!

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I yi yiyi to steve: 5 hours ago..Steve where you been? And where is DuBC? …. me speaking: he doesn’t know it is the wrong steve 🙂

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steve to I yi yiyi: 5 hours ago….howdy. thanks for asking. i’ve been a little under the radar, commenting a bit from time to time, but, still reading and still watching the games. cheers for the new year.

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It sounds like something you would say keeping it very general…but if you read I yi yiyi- he said where is DuBC? that is me..heheeheh:) the other “steve” didn’t even know what the heck he is referring to ….just as well.

See, Babe, I posted a few lines..that is all I can do for now..…xxxoo

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Hi, sweetheart. These new digs look ok but I have to get settled in before I make up my mind for sure. I do like the hot tube in our bedroom, though. 🙂 xo How was your day, sweetie? I read your posts from earlier, loved you digging up all those tidbits about that poem that was posted by Chris L. When I read it myself originally I thought, well, whatever. Again, my feelings aren’t affected simply because I only care what you think, about me, about everything related to us. Those guys can say what they want and have their fun. I do care about your feelings, but you’re more than capable of speaking for yourself over there so I know if they ever “cross the line” with you you’ll let ’em know in no uncertain terms. 🙂 I found all that amusing, especially I yi yi talking to the other steve. lol I also seem to remember I yi yi talking about his wife before so I thought his comments about you and a Warriors game to be a bit interesting. 🙂
Sweetie, your photos of the Christmas gift (Niners) hasn’t come through but in the past the only way I can view your photos is by going to my email inbox and clicking your response tab in the email. When I do that the photo appears with your post. That said, my inbox is now empty, I have yet to receive an email alert from your posts here. Not sure why, but I did click your profile a few minutes ago and it read private. Change it back and maybe that’ll do the trick? I missed you, sweetie. 🙂 xxoo

so I read your post really really fast…try my profile sheet again. Otherwise I have to repost it. It’s at our new digs. I know. Iam spending a fortune moving…but that is the fickle me….heeheh. check it now while I write my post…. are you craving for me, miss yaxxxoo

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hey, did you read ALL my post already? okay….I thought you had a good time reading all my stuff. I have you know this.

I was about to go do other things when I read your post about the main page. And then, my plan changed and I remained at my computer for the entire day/nite. I have you know that

all this sitting on my tuss is not doing me any favors. I am gaining weight because I am sitting at the computer so much… I think I need to take a vacation from here…:) xxxooo…

U said: “Sweetheart, I just finished watching your video. OMG, I couldn’t move for about a minute after it ended. Talk about blowing me away. Every picture of the couple together in that video I imagined us in their place. “

So, you liked the link? omg. omg. Isn’t that incredible? Really—-u actually didn’t move like I told you not to? Wow….blowing you away…I hope you saved it. Did you? I could send it again..I love it. I love everything about that link…ranks up there…could you hear me whispering that to you? xxoo

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Sweetie, as soon as you opened your profile I started getting the emails. And yes, I can now see those 2 photos of the sweatshirt. That is really cool, looks fantastic. You said it was too small? I always order “large” on everything I buy clothing wise and most of it fits. Alex is a big boy, I’m not surprised “medium” was on the small side.
That video blew me away. Did I save it? What do you think? lol xxoo

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Yes, I heard you whispering to me, I felt your hands, I felt you. I was a part of that video, just me and you. LOVED IT! 🙂 xxoo

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SWEET: I DID OPEN MY PROFILE. GUESS I HAD TO “RE CALIBRATE…HHEHEH>..OKAY…SO you could see it finally. Did u read all my post? wow. You better spend time reading it again because there is a lot buried there…..do it when I am gone and you can spend some time and respond back to me…okay? sweet? I missed you.. isn’t that sweatshirt incredible? Well…when I bought it, he was a “medium”…anyway…whatever…he likes it tight.

Thanks sweet…don’t I find them or they find me…it is one of the top…please play it when I am not there..okay?Sweet, Did u really like me doing my homework on the poem? Do you know about the poet Keats? Did you read the interpretation of the poem. It is quite famous. With poems, you can always interpret poems to how it affects you. What you think it means to you. But, that passage is very potent. I understand what Chris L was trying to say, bless his heart if he is reading this…Chris L is quite “heady”…very in tune to different theories….do you know about his poems, sweet?

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Loved reading about your Christmas luncheon. What kind of restaurant was it, any particular kind of food they specialize in? What did you order? And I don’t want to hear about you supposedly gaining weight. PLEASE! lol

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Sweetie, I’m really in to your poems to me but otherwise I’m not a big poem reader, never heard of Keats. And when the poems are overflowing with “thou goest” this and that I quickly goest away from any further reading. 🙂 Yes, I understand what they were trying to infer about us. Time will tell, but I’m not betting against you and me. 🙂 xxoo

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Sweetheart…promise me you will re read all my post.I have so much buried in my post. It took me all day & night to write them…so I want comments and responses…give me your word.

What else sweet is open on Christmas? Think! Chinese! of course!@!! Haven’t you ever seen the movie, the Christmas movie, “A Christmas Story”? Funny..the couple and the kid went to a Chinese restaurant on Christmas. No, I was kidding, babe, I didn’t gain weight…I was teasing you……I am still taut, skinny, small…xxxxoooo

Babe, I think that you could still wrap your arms around me…by the way,when I went shopping, I picked up “small” in something I cannot mention here…because it will make all the other men jealous…beyond belief….something small, thin and blue teal….you promise me to answer me tomorrow…catch up on my post.

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Sweet: you are too kind to me….I try my best to write poems that means something to me when I am trying to express myself to u…I love love love your honesty, sweetheart……nothing wrong if you don’t understand Keats. Don’t bet against you and me period…xoo

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Sweetie, I always go back and respond to the things that strike me as important. But what’s not as important to me might be really important to you that’s why I always remind you to specifically point out things that you want me to respond to. OK? That said, I will definitely go and read every word you wrote today later after you leave. 🙂 xxoo

Dubcakes

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Well, there is a lot that I posted earlier. Like the comment made by SJ Jim…I cannot list it all here right now!
I don’t want you to worry about anything. I care about what you are feeling…I care about what you are feeling for me….how are you sweet…i miss u…..you haven’t told me how your day was…xxxoo

Steve

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What are you wearing tonight, babe? Any chance you’re wearing that sweet blue item you just bought the other day? I want to see how long it takes me to get that off you? Does it have a tricky snap in the back? 🙂 Your eyes are so s*xy, honey. I’m always mesmerized when you look into my eyes, your gorgeous hair falling away to the side as you move your head up and down, side to side, your whispers melting my heart and making me so warm all over. Can you feel me getting “hot”? You make me crazy. xxoo

Dubcakes

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No, that item is saved for later…a special occasion.:)xxoo. Heeheheh….I am very calm tonight. I just want to hear that you are well and okay 🙂 I am wearing my favorite plaid dress..and yes, easy to remove…remember what I said….to censor certain things here….babe…I can feel your arms around me..embracing me close and not letting me go…closing my eyes, envisioning what is possible…you are so close…xxoo

Steve

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Sweetie, I won today but not enough to retire on. 🙂 Just means I’ll be back tomorrow trying to win more. 🙂 I had a good day, thanks. BTW, I had already read that comment from SJ Jim. Again, I don’t care about anything that’s said on the main thread about us, but especially me. Last night I thought I’d read what they were saying about the win and stumbled onto those posts about us. The only reason I copied and pasted what I did was because of I yi yi asking about you, I wanted you to see that. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have brought that other stuff to your attention. The poem from Chris L was there but I didn’t copy it because it wasn’t important to me. I knew what they were saying, so what? These days it isn’t unusual for me to not read the main thread at all for days and days. Last night was a coincidence that I went there and saw your name mentioned. OK, enough about all that. Now, back to you. 🙂 xxoo

Steve

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Don’t worry, I’ll do my censoring later. 🙂 I love kissing your pink cheeks and ear lobes. Your neck is so s*xy, the combination of gently moving your hair aside and nibbling on your neck gets me hard in a hurry. Do you like it when I take your hand and move it down below my waist? I want you to feel me, I want you to feel me throbbing for you. 🙂 xxoo

I love that you are so considerate to me….you said….”I found all that amusing, especially I yi yi talking to the other steve. lol I also seem to remember I yi yi talking about his wife before so I thought his comments about you and a Warriors game to be a bit interesting.”….

Sweetheart I have you know that I yi yiyi is harmless. He is really sweet to me…long before you ever stepped forward in making your presence known to me. I love how you protect me, sweetheart…luv you for that…you care so much for me…you don’t know my depth of my care and love for you..I hope u know that… When I yi yiyi mentions about a game long ago, he really meant it. I know that….I am sure that his wife will be there..okay? No worries…I am really a harmless person…..thank you for bringing and posting him here….he does matter to me as a friend, a Dubs fan who acknowledges me..and he respects my opinions… I know that… he is harmless. You have nothing to worry about …..okay?

.I know that they must talk about how “bizarre” I am to carry on here….especially when others are peeking..heheh 🙂 oh well. there goes my you know what!……..back to u, sweet…:) I am now in your bedroom…what is next? xxxoo

Dubcakes

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okay….:) xxxoo You are tickling my neck with all your kisses..sweet…:)xxxxoo…..what? how firm? you are bad tonight….taking my hand…. Before Sunrise, where shall I begin? In between going to separate Christmas functions, the morning memories linger in your mind. All you could think about was me lying there in my new blue teal yes, top. In wet hungry consumption as passion intensified, you slid one hand slowly down across my belly. Fingers dallying briefly in the lushness of my …….. before finding the moist recess you sought. My fervid response of your fingers brought me to the brink. And then bending me at the waist, you quickly pushed me forward until my head touched the covers. Oh….you were excited with euphoria. Quickly, you slide your hands up and cupped me..caressing my b*** as you lean your hips against me. You whisper, I missed yo With that, we continued to explore each other under the sheets. You embrace me with your strong hands, pulling me towards you, in you. deep. I continue to explore with my hands to your delight as you closed your hazel eyes and let out a sign…hush, I whisper,not yet…but you became inpatient and started to pull off my thin **** with passion. Quickly, your strong legs wrapped around me like twine….I could feel you deeper. swelling beyond belief…yes…i feel u xxoo

Steve

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I know, I yi yi (I wonder how he came up with that for his handle on FB?) seems really nice, and he made some very friendly comments to me when I first came over from Feltbot’s site. I like him, that’s another reason I posted his message for you. That said, he better not be sitting in the seat next to you at any Warriors game. That’s MY seat, remember? lol Just kidding…….kinda. 🙂 Luv u, sweetie. xxxxoooo

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Babe, don’t be jealous of I yi yiyi…I like him! He is really sweet to me:) xxxoo He’s really smart…don’t worry about the game….or seat at the Warriors okay? I happen to mention it -I brought it up remember that!!! I know how sensitive that issue is with you and me….and yes, it’s your seat….I KNOW you were not kidding…swweeet….luv u…you make me crazy…did you read my Before Sunrise alright….no comment? no rise? no firmness? no hardness? no swelling of any sort…gee, i am losing my touch! xxxoxox heeheh!!!!:)

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OMG, you are such a bad girl tonight. But guess what, I’m really a bad boy tonight, as well. 🙂
You were making the beads of perspiration on my forehead, on my chest, get even bigger as you made me bigger, longer, harder, with your sweet p**sy now grabbing my c**k and tightening around it like never before. I could feel you wanting me more and more with each suction, with each thrust. I had to pull out before I came, which was going to be very soon. But pulling out didn’t mean you wouldn’t keep feeling me inside as I quickly moved my lips and tongue back down to your slippery wet p**sy all while taking your hand and guiding it down to my extremely hard and beat red c**k so you could slowly stroke me and keep me ready to go back inside you. 🙂 xxoo Told you I was a really bad boy tonight. 🙂 xxoo

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12 minutes later after my post and you only write 7 “words” in reply? lol Are you ok? Have you regained your breath yet? Are you ready for me to resume? 🙂 🙂 xxoo

omg.omg.omg.. u are making me so flush.so pink. I felt u below. what are you trying to do to me? kill me? yes……..I’ve regain myself….

This magical moment, being lost in your touch and blown away by your smile as we lay here alone
You caress my thighs, go harder and harder as i lean my head back and moan
Our lips locking and your fingertips running along my skin
don’t stop….

you feel your way across my b**** and i moan louder and you slowly go softer, I feel as though I’m drifting down a sparkling river, like a swan
One more thrust and we smile as we share this moment with each other and interlock in another kiss

we lay together wrapped up and my head on your chest, your hands gently rubbing my thigh

but as i close my eyes for a second or two next thing i know I’m waking up next to you…and that is the best feeling by far…you next to me, my love…xxxoo

Steve

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Your ending is perfect, I’m not changing a thing for fear of ruining your beautiful conclusion to another wonderful moment between us, wrapped in each other’s arms, looking into each other’s eyes and “saying nothing at all” yet saying everything we feel in our hearts. The best feeling by far……you next to me, my love. xxxxxxxxxxxooooooooo